Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1911 — TROOPS ORDERED TO THE MEXICAN BORDER. [ARTICLE]

TROOPS ORDERED TO THE MEXICAN BORDER.

Tenth Infantry Part of 20,000 Troops Sent to Texas—Some Mystery JiLAiA A boat Movement. The 10th U. S. Infantry, to which Sergeant Frank Crosscup and Bernice Brown, Rensselaer boys, belong and which is stationed at Fort Benjamin Harrison, near Indianapolis, received orders at 9 o’clock to prepare to move at once to the Mexican border. Col. Henry A. Greene had the* command ready to entrain in six hours. Twenty thousand troops were directed Tuesday to move to Texas and while the government assigns the movement as simply a practice one to demonstrate the readiness with which troops can be mflbolized, the impression is given out through newspapers that the Mexican revolution is really the cause of the order. It is the greatest military demonstration attempted by the United States since the Spanish-American war. The troops are to mobolize at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and it is expected that 20,000 troops will be there within five days. Happiness is said to have been general at Fort Benjamin Harrison when the moving orders were received. Sergeant Frank Crosscup wrote to The Republican as follows: “Am in great haste, but will write you a few lines. Our entire regiment leaves at midnight for the Mexican -border—think we may get a chance to try out our new rifles as there is quite a little excitement there at present. We received the telegram at 9 o’clock this a. m. 26,000 troops ordered there at once. Give my best to the boys of Co. M. I wish they were going along to keep us company. I will try and write you after we reach our destination. Best regards, Sgt. Crosscup.”